Transitioning from UI/UX Design to Quality Assurance (QA) has been a surprisingly smooth and exciting experience — perhaps because both fields share a common goal: ensuring usability, clarity, and a stress-free user experience
After completing Stage 0 of the HNGi13 Internship, I advanced to Stage 1, where I had to write my first Test Plan and develop Test Cases for Delve — an AI-powered language learning web app.
This stage pushed me to think deeper — not just like a tester looking for bugs, but like someone responsible for ensuring product quality from start to finish.
Here’s how I approached it:
🔹 Reviewed the FRD to understand key user flows — registration, gameplay, leaderboard, and feedback.
🔹 Designed a comprehensive Test Plan detailing scope, objectives, risks, entry/exit criteria, and tools.
🔹 Developed 12 well-structured Test Cases mapped to FRD functionalities and prioritised by business impact.
🔹 Focused testing coverage on functional, usability, and content validation to ensure quality and user satisfaction.
This task reminded me that QA isn’t just about finding bugs — it’s about understanding intent, validating user experience, and building confidence in the product’s reliability.
Each stage continues to sharpen my attention to detail and reminds me that quality assurance is a mindset, not just a role.
Looking forward to Stage 2 🚀
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Love this! Smooth transition and awesome mindset, seeing QA as part of the user experience is spot on. Curious, what part of writing the test plan did you find most challenging?
Thanks a lot, Roshan! 🙏 Honestly, the most challenging part was defining the scope and assumptions. Coming from a design background, I initially wanted to test everything, but I quickly learned that QA is about focus and clarity, knowing what’s in-scope and what’s not. It really helped me think more strategically when writing the test plan.